Updated as per James P. Tuttle's The Hawk Moths of North America, August 30, 2008

The Sphingidae of Nebraska

Manduca sexta sexta by Thomas Hörbrand.

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Below the tables of scientific names, there is a listing of common names.

Sphinginae subfamily

Sphingini tribe:

Agrius cingulata stray
Ceratomia amyntor T
Ceratomia catalpae SE 1/8
Ceratomia hageni SE 1/4
Ceratomia undulosa T
Manduca quinquemaculata Twwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Manduca sexta S 2/3
Paratrea plebeja SE 1/2
Sphinx chersis T
Sphinx drupiferarum T
Sphinx franckii XSE
Sphinx luscitiosa NW 1/4
Sphinx vashti T

Smerinthini Tribe:

Amorpha juglandis T
Pachysphinx modesta T
Paonias excaecata T
Paonias myops T
Smerinthus jamaicensis T








Macroglossinae subfamily

Dilophonotini tribe:mm

Aellopos titan stray
Erinnyis crameri stray
Erinnyis domingonis stray
Erinnyis ello stray
Erinnyis obscura stray
Hemaris thysbe ab SW
Hemaris diffinis T
Pseudosphinx tetrio stray

Philampelini tribe:mm

Eumorpha achemon T
Eumorpha pandorus SE 2/5
Eumorpha vitis stray






Macroglossini tribe:

Amphion floridensis T
Darapsa myron T
Dei. inscriptum NE 2/3
Hyles gallii NW 1/4
Hyles lineata T
Proserpinus juanita T
Sphecodina abbottii NE 2/5
Xylophanes tersa stray

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Common Names

Agrius cingulata
Ceratomia amyntor
Ceratomia catalpae
Ceratomia hageni
Ceratomia undulosa
Manduca quinquemaculataw
Manduca sexta
Paratrea plebeja
Sphinx canadensis
Sphinx chersis
Sphinx drupiferarum
Sphinx franckii
Sphinx luscitiosa
Sphinx vashti

Amorpha juglandis
Pachysphinx modesta
Paonias excaecata
Paonias myops
Smerinthus jamaicensis

Erinnyis crameri
Erinnyis domingonis
Erinnyis ello
Erinnyis obscura
Hemaris thysbe
Hemaris diffinis
Pseudosphinx tetrio

Eumorpha achemon
Eumorpha pandorus

Amphion floridensis
Darapsa choerilus
Darapsa myron
Darapsa versicolor
Deidamia inscriptum
Hyles gallii
Hyles lineata
Sphecodina abbottii
Xylophanes tersa

Pink-spotted Hawk Moth
Elm Sphinx or Four-horned Sphinx
Catalpa Sphinx
Hagen's sphinx
Waved Sphinx
Five-spotted hawkmoth
Carolina Sphinx, Six-spotted hawkmoth
Plebeian sphinx
Candian Sphinx
Northern Ash Sphinx or Great Ash Sphinx
Wild Cherry Sphinx
Franck's Sphinx
Canadian Sphinx
Snowberry Sphinx

Walnut sphinx
Poplar Sphinx or Modest Sphinx
Blinded Sphinx
Small-eyed Sphinx
Twin-spotted Sphinx

Cramer's Sphinx
Dominican Sphinx
Ello Sphinx
Obscure Sphinx
Hummingbird Clearwing
Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth
Tetrio Sphinx

Achemon Sphinx
Pandorus Sphinx

Nessus Sphinx
Azalea Sphinx pholus
Virginia Creeper or Grapevine Sphinx
Hydrangea Sphinx
Lettered Sphinx
Gallium Sphinx
White-lined Sphinx
Abbott's Sphinx
Tersa Sphinx


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Mature Eumorpha achemon larva, September 12, 2006, Lincoln, Nebraska, via image by Sarah Landis.